Spay & Neuter Posters where are they now?: 2007

Friday, November 30, 2007

SNAP Poster Program Overview

In March this year, as part of our educational campaign, I placed 15 laminated SNAP posters in 13 locations in the small town of Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, MO. Before placing the poster(s) I met with the manager/owner/key employee of the facility, asked for permission, and asked if they could leave the poster up for at least 6 months. Everyone agreed, and in November I went back to all of the locations to see if the posters were still there, and to get feedback on whether they were being noticed. This article reports back on that status of these posters, and the feedback I received.

In summary, most of the posters are still in place and all still look good (because of the laminating). 76% of the locations (10 of the 13) still had the posters up (or still had them and were planning to re-post). Only the 3 locations no longer had the posters, however 2 of those locations had had the posters up for months and only recently removed them. Only 1 location did not leave the poster up for a significant period of time (that location is not included in this article).

Many thanks to all of the Mount Vernon businesses who so willingly placed the posters in their stores and facilities!

Interviews at Mt. Vernon SNAP Poster Locations are in the posts below along with photos.

Photos only at: www.flickr.com/photos/typaldos/sets/72157603254616642

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Mount Vernon City Hall

"We moved the poster to right next to our customer window so that it would have better visibility. We’d like some more of the handouts too." – Jason Patton, city employee

Eldorado Games

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Eldorado Games

“Every day someone stops by to read the poster (which is in the window). During Apple Butter Makin’ Days we put out more information and about 20 people came to talk to me about SNAP and spay & neuter in general. Most of them had no idea that a cat could have so many kittens in her lifetime, and start at such a young age. People were glad there was someone out there to help them get their pet(s) fixed, although some people thought the service was completely free” – Kim Typaldos, owner
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Placeholder Eldorado Office Cats

Turner’s Calico Country and Ben Franklin Store

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Turner’s Calico Country and Ben Franklin Store

“I work up in the front of the store and every day someone looks at the poster (which is in the window). In the evening, window shoppers strolling the square also read it.” – Wilma Bradley, employee.

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“One lady came in and told me how glad she was to see the poster. She thought it was wonderful that we were helping promote the spaying and neutering of all pets.” – Pam Smith, employee

Keen Bean Coffee Roasters

Keen Bean Coffee Roasters

“We’ve put the poster in a prominent place on our bulletin board. About 25 people a day browse the board (it’s right next to the restrooms). People from the local community come to our coffee shop, but we also attract sales reps working the Ozarks and truck drivers.” – Tracy Bradshaw, owner

Feed & More Country Store

“We put the poster up here right in front of the side door, which

is where most of the farmers come in. Our customers do spay and neuter their dogs – they don’t like to put with females in heat. They care about their animals and buy high quality dog food.” – Joyce Garbee, employee.

Photo shows Cindy Dale, employee, and Charlie Becker, official store canine (age 9, neutered male)